The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 | Page 4

De Félice, Drion, and Puaux, in French, of Barthold, Von
Raumer, Ranke, Polenz, Ebeling, and Soldan, in German. The principal
work of Professor Soldan, in particular, bounded by the same limits of
time with those of the present history, merits, in virtue of accuracy and
thoroughness, a wider recognition than it seems yet to have attained.
My own independent investigations having conducted me over much of
the ground traversed by Professor Soldan, I have enjoyed ample
opportunity for testing the completeness of his study and the judicial
fairness of his conclusions.
The posthumous treatise of Professor H. Wuttke, "Zur Vorgeschichte
der Bartholomäusnacht," published in Leipsic since the present work
was placed in the printer's hands, reached me too late to be noticed in

connection with the narrative of the events which it discusses.
Notwithstanding Professor Wuttke's recognized ability and assiduity as
a historical investigator, I am unable to adopt the position at which he
arrives.
I desire here to acknowledge my obligation for valuable assistance in
prosecuting my researches to my lamented friend and correspondent,
Professor Jean Guillaume Baum, long and honorably connected with
the Académie de Strasbourg, than whom France could boast no more
indefatigable or successful student of her annals, and who consecrated
his leisure hours during forty years to the enthusiastic study of the
history of the French and Swiss Reformation. If that history is better
understood now than when, in 1838, he submitted as a theological
thesis his astonishingly complete "Origines Evangelii in Gallia
restaurati," the progress is due in great measure to his patient labors. To
M. Jules Bonnet, under whose skilful editorship the Bulletin of the
French Protestant Historical Society has reached its present excellence,
I am indebted for help afforded me in solving, by means of researches
among the MSS. of the Bibliothèque Rationale at Paris, and the Simler
Collection at Zurich, several difficult problems. To these names I may
add those of M. Henri Bordier, Bibliothécaire Honoraire in the
Department of MSS. (Bibliothèque Rationale), of M. Raoul de
Cazenove, of Lyons, author of many highly prized monographs on
Huguenot topics, and of the Rev. John Forsyth, D.D., who have in
various ways rendered me valuable services.
Finally, I deem it both a duty and a privilege to express my warm
thanks to the librarians of the Princeton Theological Seminary and of
the Union Theological Seminary in this city; and particularly to the
successive superintendents and librarians of the Astor Library--both the
living and the dead--by the signal courtesy of whom, the whole of that
admirable collection of books has been for many years placed at my
disposal for purposes of consultation so freely, that nothing has been
wanting to make the work of study in its alcoves as pleasant and
effective as possible.
UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, September 15, 1879.

FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 1: Meantime I am glad that we may expect before very long,
from the pen of my brother, Charles W. Baird, the history of the
Huguenot emigration to the American colonies in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries--a work based upon extensive research, that will
afford much interesting information respecting a movement hitherto
little understood, and fill an important gap in our historical literature.]
[Footnote 2: Of the different modes of spelling this name, I choose the
mode which, according to the numerous fac-similes given by Dr.
Forbes, the worthy knight seems himself to have followed with
commendable uniformity.]

CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME FIRST.
BOOK I.
CHAPTER I
Page FRANCE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 3 Extent at the
Accession of Francis I. 3 Gradual Territorial Growth 4 Subdivision in
the Tenth Century 5 Destruction of the Feudal System 5 The Foremost
Kingdom of Christendom 6 Assimilation of Manners and Language 8
Growth and Importance of Paris 9 Military Strength 10 The Rights of
the People overlooked 11 The States General not convoked 12
Unmurmuring Endurance of the Tiers État 13 Absolutism of the Crown
14 Partial Checks 15 The Parliament of Paris 16 Other Parliaments 17
The Parliaments claim the Right of Remonstrance 17 Abuses in the
Parliament of Bordeaux 19 Origin and Growth of the University 20
Faculty of Theology, or Sorbonne 22 Its Authority and Narrowness 23
Multitude of Students 24 Credit of the Clergy 25 Liberties of the

Gallican Church 25 Pragmatic Sanction of. St. Louis (1268) 26 Conflict
of Philip the Fair with Boniface VIII. 27 The "Babylonish Captivity"
28 Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (1438) 29 Rejoicing at the Council
of Basle 31 Louis XI. undertakes to abrogate the Pragmatic Sanction 32
But subsequently re-enacts it in part 33 Louis XII. publishes it anew 35
Francis I. sacrifices the Interests of the Gallican Church 35 Concordat
between Leo X. and the French King 36 Dissatisfaction of the Clergy
37 Struggle with the Parliament of Paris 37 Opposition